tonight nrk the hospital. >> the family of a missing oakland woman asking for help and tracking her down tonight. 31-year-old erica mascales was walking past a bakery and this is surveillance video capturing her at that time. mascaleres supposed to fly to visit her brother but never made the trip. friday, her cell phone stopped working. her mother is hoping for nafgs could lead to her return. >> you don't want to think thoughts it's been, you know days now. and we haven't heard from her. so i'm confident the police know what they're doing and are going to follow leads and find her. >> well, this weekend the family was concerned police did not track her atm card or cell phone. the police department says they're investigating this case. >> a moderate earthquake

jolted a wide area of southern california this morning. the 4.7 struck right before 10:00. the epicenter located in anza in imperial county about 21 miles south of palm springs. the seismograph at kabctv in glendale reported the shaking. people as far as downtown l.a. felt the quake. 55 after shocks have been reported. >> california lawmakers want to crack down on doctors whose patients die from prescription overdoses. more on the debate whether doctors bare responsible. nanette? >> well, some families are kusing california medical board of protecting doctors instead of patients. they say it should be the other way around. >> as a result alex is dead. i never will forget. >> one by one, grieving parents tell a joint committee

the horrible deaths their children suffered from overdosing on prescription drugs that doctors gave them. joe had taken a road trip to. l.a. from arizona college because he and his friends knew of a pill mill that gave out prescriptions for cash no questions asked. >> he was prescribed 90 oxycodone tab blets, 90 xanax pills. first time he'd been in to see that doctor. >> prosecuters trying to tie the case to dr. lisa sang who has been charged with three counts of murd skbrer may be involved in at least 19 deaths, parents accused california medical board of being too lax on doctors it's supposed to oversee. the california medical boortd says it does investigate. the problem is that someone has to file a complaint fires complaints regarding

prescription drug-related offenses can be difficult to obtain. >> an outdated data base which flags doctors for too many prescriptions is down to one person tracking the state. supporters say that could be funded by adding just $9 a year to a doctor license. >> the system needs a stable source of funding. >> families rallied and called for elimination of the medical board and a creation of more effective oversight. >> our nation is in crisis. we have to make the steps and change this to help our youth. >> by law existence of the california med board is set to expire next year but raums have the power to keep it going. >> san jose police hoping home security cameras can help them solve the city's ninth homicide of the year plea, say someone called 911 to report a

man had been shot at about 4:30 this morning. the victim died at the scene. investigators are reaching out to neighbors to see if it shooting was maybe caught on video. in san francisco, police trying to determine how a man found crushed to death inside of a bart elevator managed to get into the elevator in the first place. the homeless man apparently was sleeping on top of the elevator with his personal belongs. >> cardinals gathered today before the conclave gets underway tomorrow. david ono how some go in a pope others come out a cardinal it was the final chance to have their say before it's time to vote. one last opportunity to speak out. >> this process immediately before going into this sistine

chapel to do voting is trying to assess, you know those that are phone shall candidates and get a clear sense of who they would like to vote for. >> that process has begun from drapes to conclave staff wearing -- swearing an oath of silence. right now there are several front runners. brazil's cardinal known for his tweeting and appearances in brazil's popular late night talk show. from the united states new york's timothy dolan. and boston's sean patrick owe mally. known for how he handled priest abuse scannedda. a common saying you go in a pope, come out a cardinal. in other words favorites don't get elected and politicking for the job doesn't work. >> that would be considering a lack of humility if someone

was to be seen as seeking the office. they'd say this man is too ambitious. >> a lot of people would tlik sow a pope that will make changes. tina and her daughter now live in naples. she'd love to seat pope change things for women. >> a voice for women. see more women involved in church. and when it comes to church and in began ral. >> in the hands of the cardinals. it probably isn't the best system. the pope apts cardinals and the cardinals elect the next pope. it's a closed circle. >> we're going to have coverage for you tomorrow. >> still to come here tonight,

the best night for to you catch a come yet on the horizon. >> bay area county ready to make those responsible for road rage pay up. >> also here taking a look at cheryl sandburg's bestseller lien lien n what this sm say she shubd focusing in to help other women exel in the work place as she has. >> it's feel gg up here. it's only going to get warmer. i'll have a warm forecast coming up.

she's one of the most powerful women in the world in corporate life.

cheryl sandberg released a book on how other women can take steps to succeed in the work place. she's on the cover of "time" magazine, a featured guest on "katie". facebook's coo is gegt a lot of attention for her book, lean in. >> no matter how much progress women have made we're very far from having our share of the leadership roles anywhere in the world. >> sandberg, who is 43 is a woman in a position of corporate power. women attain more than half of the college degrees making up only about 4% of the fortune 500 ceos. sandberg suggests it's because society is still biased. >> we call our daughters boss yeechl we don't call our sons bossy wex need to look at our daughters and say shaez executive leadership skills.

>> she offers suggestions for women who want to avoid losing their footing. >> her message is advance so you can negotiate a position that is favorable to work, family balance when you come to it. >> law professor joe williams who studies the balance says sandburg's advice is sound and important is the attention she's getting. >> it's reigniting feminist movement. >> but also, innighting controversy among those who feel the corporate deck is stacked against women. >> instead of saying that doesn't work for women and it won't work let's change the system she's going backwards and saying let's change you, instead. >> sandberg agrews rules need to change but says so do our attitudes. >> to change the conversation from what we can't do, to what we can. >> and if you would like to hear her speak in person she will be a morning key note

speaker at professional business women of california conference taking place may 23 at mosconi sent year sometimes volatile relationship between bicyclists and motorists may take an interesting turn. the board will consider an ordinance to make it easier for cyclists to sue those who deliberately harass them. however, it also affords same rights to motorists threatened by cyclists. a redwood city couple suing their landlord for carbon monoxide poisoning. carsan bland lives in this apartment complex in january. they did that. is when they were hospitalized for dizziness, headaches and chest pains. ut suit says crews turned off the gas notifying the landlord of a faulty wall heater.

cruise returned in march, again disconnecting the gas because of high levels of high levels of carbon monoxide. >> telsa delay prog dux of the model x, instead, focusing on the meddle ss sedan. -- saying suvs will arrive in late 2014. mod yechl x shaped like a model s but featuring a large hatch back. >> for those facebook users out there, maybe you, you're what you like. a new study found clicking that blue like icon can give insight into your personal live, how you vote, maybe your sexual orientation. men who like tv show "glee" were more likely to be gay. men who liked wrestling more

likely to be straight. people who preferred jennifer lopez had more facebook friends than those who liked iron maiden, for example. the push to ban plastic bags reached redwood city now. the city council will vote to ban single use plastic bags in all retail stores. other businesses would wo have to charge 10 cents for paper bags. a proposal in san carlos would require reusable bags. >> i've been so trained to bring my own bags. >> yes. >> a telemarketing company accused of praying on fears of senior citizens has been ordered closed by a federal court. >> that is right. michael finney is here with what you need to know about this. >> yes.

we're speaking with prosecutors saying seniors were intimidated into paying out thousands of dollars at a time fr a medical alert system they never ordered and likely, never needed. officials with ftc are seeking a permanent injunction to shut down instant response systems for g the company is accused of misrepresenting it's product. using threats or intimidation calling customers on the dmot call list and mailing and billing for unordered merchandise. we were not success envelope reaching instant response systems for comments. the price of gasoline is dropping nationwide for the first time since late december. the san francisco drivers are seeing less savings and drivers in other regions of the country. nationwide a drop of six cents. san jose has seen a six-cent

drop. the average price is higher at $4.13. also down six cents, n san francisco, highest average gas price and lowest decrease down just two cents. also dropping is percentage of tax payers filing paper rurnz irs tells 7 on your side in 200453% of taxpayers filed using paper forms. this year that is expected to drop to less than 20%. more people are e filing. it's more convenient and you'll get refunds owd faster. seven out of 10 filers are expected to get a refund i hope i'm one of the seven.

>> brides and grooms are spending more money to get married than in five years. tie the knot.com says the average cost of a wedding is at its highest point. couples spent more than $28,000 for the big day. here in the bay area, just over $35,000. santa barbara, $42,000 manhattan takes the cake, wedding there averages nearly $77,000. >> and it's nofr a half hour a mazing. star gazers want to make sure they step out a twilight to catch a comet in the sky this, video captured the comet pan stars in western australia last week. you can see it this week in the northern hemisphere. your best shot is tomorrow just look towards crescent moon. scientists say it will be visible for weeks to come. always a treat to be able to see it with the naked eye. >> i wanted to see it in the

bay area. warmth return autos flag blowing but it's a nice light breeze. temperatures only going in one direction up over the next two days. some of you not enjoying the warmth. you'll notice san francisco south we're seeing fog just hanging around keeping coastal areas company. otherwise it's been a beautiful day. you can seat sun snin shining there. here are the readings. 68 in san carl yots -- carlos. half moon bay 55 degrees thanks to fog. a different vantage point as we look across the bay there, you'll see high clouds just passing through the bay area not bothering anyone.

livermore you've made it into low 70s. as mentioned temperatures going up, it's going to be cooler by the end of the week but will be a slow process. you'll get a chance to enjoy the weather. pacific satellite picture showing what you is going to bring us the warmth. high pressure calling the shots. the warming trend will continue. many areas up a couple degrees. we'll toin see that trend. first thing in the morning watch out tort fog in patches around the coastline. traveling across highway 1 give yourself extra time. 49 in san francisco. comfortable there. 41 in santa rosa. here is what is coming. fog at the coastline, then

pulling away. temperatures coming up 60s coastside, 70s inland. highs for tuesday, south bay, 76 los gatos. same thing for santa cruz. coastal areas going from mid-50s low 60s tomorrow, downtown san francisco, 66 degrees. just comfortable. 63 degrees into the north bay it's going to be warm. santa rosa, 76. 72 san rafael. clear lake, 474 degrees, nothing but blue skies. get inland and temperatures are rising into mid to upper 70s. as we take a look at the accu-weather forecast, warmer for your wednesday, 80 degrees in the warmest valleys mid-60s

coast side. mostly around the bay and coast, temperatures into upper 50s to low 60s into the weekend. mid-70s thursday and saturday inland then turning cooler sunday with partly cloudy conditions monday no. rain is in sight. rain, shine, abc 7 news has a great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7 on twitter. we'll give you latest weather conditions. power outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team here at abc 7 news. i wonder who that could be. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. >> we're looking at one of them. thank you. >> coming up what is teaching us about heart disease. >> then at 6:00 from michael finney a bay area woman's broken dish washer. lesson you can learn from her extended warranty run around.

that is at 6:00. we'll be right back here.

queen elizabeth made a pledge to fight discrimination against women and minority groups, signing a charter affirming her opposition to discrimination based on gender, race and political beliefs. protection for gays is not explicitly referenced but the language does hint at protecting gays. the signing was the first public appearance for the queen since being treated in a london hospital last week. >> and back here at home 30% of gay immigrants living in the u.s. illegally. that is about 900,000 adult immigrants identitying as lgbt. and relative who's are likely

to be male and younger. 17% hispanic and 18% asian or pacific islander. >> interesting health item tonight. findings show heart disease was ang long before fast food was. body scans of mummies revealed some had heart disease. diet and life style would have presumably lowered their risk. they believe they had a benign form of heart disease. the findings reported at american college of cardiology meeting in san francisco. >> coming up, the mission to mars. >> right. it brought nasa

coming up at 6:00 a neighborhood under repair from

sink hole damage. one homer claims he's getting a raw deal. also. >> i worry about my kid every day she goes out of the house. >> concern about crime in oakland. what happened today that had some optimistic about the future z closing the control power in a bay area airport. why some say it's not a big deal. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. hope you can join us then. >> right now, the team help sending the curiosity rover to mars honored at the state capitol. >> five engineers helped kick off california aerospace week in sacramento this morning. >> the team received a proclamation in recognition of the worth 6789. >> they're going reveal latest discoveries from a rock powder sample collected during a news conference. >> we're going cover that, so hope to share that with you tomorrow. world news is up next. >> from all of us here, thanks

for watching. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6 good evening tonight from st. peter's square at the vatican. we are here to mark a moment in history. an ancient ritual, about to select a new pope. and we will tell you everything happening right now as we bring you this special edition of "world news," tonight live from rome. tonight the secret conclave is gathering. 115 cardinals. will the americans shake up the outcome? the pomp, the pageantry and the pilgrim, in a city with the whole world watching. insider attack. a deadly gunfight in afghanistan, a police officer turning on american troops. martha raddatz with the latest. fighting cancer. how something already in your medicine cabinet may help ward off a deadly form of the disease. and miracle workers. how does the vatican decide if it's really a miracle or not?

we take you inside and across a city brimming with history and wonder. good evening to you on this monday night from rome, italy, a very rainy night in a city standing at a crossroads between the old and the new. the cardinals are getting ready, the secret ritual hours away for the first vote for a new pope. there right behind me, in the center window, a new red curtain awaiting him. when chosen, that's where he'll emerge to greet the faithful. in another room tonight, there are robes in three different sizes and there are new shoes for the man selected to walk in the shoes of st. peter, the fisherman. and we should tell you that the